Departure with a Belly (Alaric and Victoria) novel Chapter 203

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When Victoria caught sight of the wristwatch, the alarm in her mind rang at once, 

and she almost bolted to leave. However, she was still a step too slow, for the man 

sitting across from Fiona glanced inadvertently in her direction. 

Their gazes collided mid–air, and in that instant, it felt like two trains derailing and 

crashing, sparking countless fireworks, causing the world to shatter. 

The man, who was holding a glass of wine, froze in his previously dignified and 

indifferent expression. 

Fiona, on the other hand, was still oblivious to the turn of events. As she attempted 

to obtain his contact information, she appeared bashful. Since they were so close to 

each other, Fiona dared not even look into Alaric’s eyes but only stole glances at 

him. 

“Um… I’ve been talking to you for so long. Do you mind if we exchange numbers? 

Don’t worry, though–even though I’m interested in you, I won’t call you all the time or 

anything like that.” 

However, the man remained unresponsive when she had rambled for so long. At 

that, Fiona lifted her head to look at him. “Can you-” 

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Alas, the man stood up before she could finish her words, moving so swiftly that 

Fiona couldn’t react in time, and by the time she did, the man had rushed out of the 

bar. 

At the same time, a slender figure disappeared around the corner too. 

Fiona stood there, feeling a bit bewildered, having no idea what was going on. Why 

did he suddenly run out? Also, was that… Victoria? 

Victoria fled, wishing she had wings to immediately escape from this place. 

She never expected him to be the man Fiona had her eyes on. What kind of person 

has he become after five years? Doesn’t he already have Claudia in his life? How 

dare he come to a bar and deceive an innocent young woman? 

Victoria’s mind was in utter chaos as she ran and thought. 

She didn’t even know why she was running. She hadn’t done anything wrong, and 

they had divorced peacefully five years ago. What was there for her to run from? 

However, as she heard the hurried footsteps approaching from behind, Victoria 

couldn’t stop. 

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The toilet cubicles were right ahead, and Victoria, in a state of panic, planned to hide 

inside. However, before she could take another step, someone grabbed her 

shoulder. 

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Immediately after, she was pressed against the cold, hard wall. The strong scent of 

alcohol overwhelmed her senses as the man leaned in, gripping her hands tightly, 

his gaze locked onto her incredulously. 

His actions startled Victoria, and she struggled with all her might to break free when 

she came around. 

It would’ve been fine if she hadn’t struggled. However, as she did, the eyes of the 

man turned grim, and he leaned in to kiss her as though having been triggered. 

“What are you doing? Let me go, let go…” Victoria fought to resist. 

Unfortunately, the difference in strength between a man and a woman was too vast. 

Victoria could only watch helplessly as he held her wrists and closed the distance 

between them inch by inch. 

The man got closer until Victoria could see the tiny pores on his face and even 

smelled the scent of cedarwood masked by the smell of alcohol. Victoria glared at 

him and threatened through gritted teeth, saying, “Alaric, if you dare kiss me, I will 

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bite your mouth until it bleeds.” 

Unfortunately, the man seemed deaf to her words and stubbornly persisted in his 

actions. 

Just when Victoria thought she couldn’t escape, the man suddenly dropped onto 

her with a bang, lying motionless. 

The corridor fell silent at once, starkly contrasting the previous commotion. 

Victoria was still breathing heavily, her chest rising and falling. The man who had 

fallen onto her shoulder remained motionless. 

After calming down, she gave the man a gentle shove. However, he remained 

unresponsive. 

What is going on? He was just- 

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“Snowball…” the man suddenly slurred by her ear just as she was about to shove him 

away the second time. 

With his head resting on her shoulder, she heard him clearly. She stood frozen in 

place, lowering her head to get a closer look at the handsome and gaunt figure in 

front of her. 

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He had just called her by her nickname, and now, he was exuding the scent of 

alcohol, clearly sloshed out of his mind. 

In that moment of confusion, Victoria heard a distant voice. “Victoria?” 

Fiona! Alerted, Victoria forcefully shoved Alaric away at once. 

Thump! 

Naturally, Alaric, who was completely intoxicated at this moment, fell backward. 

Seeing that he was about to hit the ground, Victoria hurriedly grabbed his hand. 

Alas, the man was too heavy for her, so she was pulled toward him instead. 

Coincidentally, Fiona appeared, and when she saw Victoria falling onto Alaric, her 

eyes widened in disbelief. “Vic, you…” 

Victoria didn’t explain herself at once. Instead, she took a deep breath, calmly 

placed her hand on Alaric’s chest for support in front of Fiona, then stood up. 

Fiona, who was still reeling in bewilderment, pointed at Victoria and Alaric. “You 

two…” 

After standing up, Victoria casually fixed her clothes, tidied her hair, then nodded. 

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